first: first

In jaypmorgan/slurp: Lisp-style Syntax for R

Description

Retrieve the first element from list

Usage

first(lst)

Arguments

lst	the list to which the first element will be returned

Details

Retrieve and return the first element from a list. This lispy style function uses indexing under the hood but exposes the process as a function call.

Value

the first element

Author(s)

Jay Morgan

Examples

## Not run: 
(first {1 2 3}) => 1
(first {{1 2} {3 4}}) => list(1, 2)

## End(Not run)

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